Southern California Haiku Study Group

09/01/2025

Submit 5-10 haiku or senryu and up to 3 rengay, haibun, tan-ku, split sequences, and all other haiku related forms to Kathabela Wilson at [email protected] by

08/13/2025

SCHSG is happy to host the Haiku Society of America Virtual Conference!

Please submit your proposal's for the conference by 8/15/25.

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04/06/2024

Tomorrow we will have haiku readings all day at the Reflecting Pond at the California Botanic Garden.

California Botanic Garden welcomes you to our celebration of words amongst the wildflowers with the A Garden of Verses Poetry Festival. Kicking off both national Poetry Month and CalBG's Wildflower Month, guests are invited to walk the paths amongst spring blooms, stop at a food truck, and happen up...

03/03/2024

SCHSG is hosting a special in-person workshop on Sunday, March 3 starting at 2 pm. Our special guest, reader, and speaker is Gilles Fabre, a French national from Ireland, who is active in the European haiku community, editing seashores haiku journal. All who are interested are welcome!

SCHSG Workshop with Gilles Fabre
Gardena Japanese Cultural Institute
2nd floor classroom
1964 W. 162nd Street
Gardena, CA

2-4 pm

02/09/2024

Haiku Walk on Saturday, February 10th. It looks like it will be a sunny day!

Led by haiku poet Debbie Kolodji, this workshop on February 10 will include time to walk in the garden and be inspired by the camellias and instruction on writing the […]

12/04/2023

The cover for our upcoming 2023 anthology, The Taste of Sunlight.

10/02/2023

Haiku at the Open Mic at the Eagle Rock Branch library.

02/11/2023

Led by haiku poet Debbie Kolodji, this workshop will include time to walk in the garden and be inspired by the camellias and instruction on writing the traditional Japanese three-line poem. Free with admission, no advance registration required. The Camellia Collection: Our Rebirth of Wonder Celebrat